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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bariah is hassled at the grocery store, how many people does the cashier wait on before helping Bariah?

2. How long after Mikey died did Anvar's mother tell her that her soul was damned to eternal torment?

3. What time does Aamir come to Anvar's room to let him know that Naani Jaan has died?

4. Who tells Safwa that her father is gone?

5. After the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, how many years of history and progress did Anvar say were discarded?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and when does Safwa's mother die?

2. Who does Anvar rent an apartment from and why?

3. Why does Safwa not make an effort to belong with the people she is living with?

4. What happens to the goat Baba Adam has for Eid?

5. What is Karachi like?

6. Why does Zuha break up with Anvar?

7. Why does Anvar transfer to Boston University?

8. Why does Anvar decide there is a God?

9. Why does Safwa decide that she will ask Qais to take her and Abu to America?

10. How has Anvar been training to become an American his whole life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abu and Safwa change their names before they go to America. Why do they change their names? What name does Safwa choose? What is revealed about the importance of names through her choice?

Essay Topic 2

Both Qais and Abu mistreat Azza. How are women treated in Pakistani culture? How do Qai and Abu treat Azza? How is their treatment of her misogyny?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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